THE MISSION IS TO DETERMINE THE VIABILITY OF DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING A HIGH-SPEED RAIL NETWORK FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT BY PROVIDING HIGH-SPEED RAIL CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST REGIONS WITH EVENTUAL CONNECTIONS TO THE PACIFIC COAST AND OTHER AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL MOBILITY SOLUTION TO THE COUNTRY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.